American skiers rescued after getting lost near Olympic venue in the Italian Alps

Two American skiers mislaid portion backcountry riding successful Italy adjacent an Olympic venue successful Livigno were rescued Tuesday nighttime with the assistance of thermal imaging cameras and drones. 

The harrowing country began erstwhile the 2 antheral skiers, who were not identified, became "stranded astatine precocious altitude" aft they "lost their bearings" successful the dark, Vigili del Fuoco, Italy's nationalist occurrence and rescue service, said successful a translated statement. 

Two antheral skiers, who were not identified, became "stranded astatine precocious altitude" aft they "lost their bearings" successful the dark, Vigili del Fuoco, Italy's nationalist occurrence and rescue service, said successful a translated statement.  (Vigili del Fuoco)

Officials said the men provided their GPS coordinates and with the assistance of the Alpine Rescue Corps and the usage of drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras, the skiers were rapidly located and rescued.

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According to section reports, due to the fact that of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, rescue protocols already successful spot for the Olympics allowed for a quicker effect and rescue. 

Officials said the skiers returned unscathed. 

Livigno, a skis municipality successful the Italian Alps adjacent the Swiss border, is 1 of the cardinal big locations for the Winter Olympics. The area, with an altitude of astir 6,000 feet, plays big to each freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions and has 3 hotels that were transformed into an Olympic village.

South Korea's Jung Dae-yoon competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Livigno, Italy, connected Feb. 12, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP Photo)

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Tuesday’s rescue comes not agelong aft a grounds 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died successful the Italian mountains earlier this month. Fresh snowfall and unstable snowpack person contributed to 10 avalanches successful the region.

‘’Under specified conditions, the transition of a azygous skier, oregon earthy overloading from the value of snow, tin beryllium capable to trigger an avalanche,’’ Italy’s Alpine Rescue Corps spokesperson Federico Catania precocious told The Associated Press. 

Two antheral skiers, who were not identified, became "stranded astatine precocious altitude" aft they "lost their bearings" successful the dark, Vigili del Fuoco, Italy's nationalist occurrence and rescue service, said successful a translated statement.  (Vigili del Fuoco)

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"There is nary information for radical skiing wrong managed skis resorts, and successful peculiar nary risks to the Olympic sites,’’ Catania said. "All of these areas are perpetually monitored and are mostly harmless careless of Olympic events.’’

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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